Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams.
In anatomy, having grown or become blended together, as two bones which were originally separate.
In botany and zoology, blended into one: us, confluent leaves.
In pathol: Running together: as, confluent pustules.
Characterized by confluent pustules: as, confluent smallpox.
Rich; affluent.
noun.
A tributary stream: as, the Mohawk is a confluent of the Hudson.
noun.
A joining or confluence, as of two streams.